Cooker.



PATENTED APR. 9

A. K. SGHULTE.

COOKER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1906.

UN TED sTArns PATENT orrion.

AUGUST K. ,SCHULTE, OF 'PHIli1i]5l1lJPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COOKER.

Specification of Letters 1E atent.

.katented. Aprii 9, 1907.

Application filed May 12, 1906. Serial No. 316,579.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, AUGUST K. S HULTE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia 'tem erature by allowing the same to remain on e for aeriod of from five to thirty minutes the coo "11g continues after suchmaterial is removed from the fire. If the said material can beinclosedin an air-tight compartment thoroughly insulated from theoutside atmosphere, the cooking 0 eration will be continued for a veryconsi erable period of time-say for several hours-and by such continuedand comparativelyslow cooking operation the material will be thoroughlycooked and rendered palatable, savory, and

di estible.

he object of the presentinvention is to thoroughly ventilated andcleansed as fre quently as necessary.

1 Wi h the above and, other objects in view.

the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds,the invention consists in the novel CQighlilllCtlOIl, combination, andarrangement o i'fparts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated,and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cookerconstructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig.

' 2 is a vertical section through the same. Fig.

3 isa horizontal section thereof. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailperspective view of the folding or sectional door pad or cushion.

The cooker in the preferred embodiment of this iny ention is made in theform of a small rectangular and substantially square I receptacle or box1, which is preferably formed of wood, the same having an mperioratebottom 2, sides 3, back 4, front 5, and hinged lid or cover 6. The frontis provided with a hinged door 7, provided with a suitable latch 8,whereby it may be held closed.-

In carrying out the present invention the corners of the compartment orreceptacle are divided off by the segmental partitions 9, which are ofsuch shape as to give a cylindrical form to the inside of the cooker, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3, to agree with the shape of the dishes to beplaced therein and hereinafter more particularly referred to. The spaces10, left in the corners of the receptacle by the partitions 9', arefilled with hay, straw, asbestos wool, or the like, which serve toinsulate the said corners of the receptacle and prevent the transmissionof heat and cold to the interior of the same.

Within the cylindrical central portion of the receptacle are arrangedpads or cushions 11, 12, and 13, the bottom and to pads 11 and 13 beingannular or cylindrica as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, while theintermediate pad or cushion 12 is segmental or cylindrical with theexception of the front portion thereof, which is left open to allow thed,gg'shes or cooking utensils to be inserted through the front door 7,as will hereinafter appear. Each of the cushions 11, 12, and 13 has anouter casing or, cover of tickin burlap, or other textile material and afil ing of hay or straw or asbestos wool or the like, the said cushionsbeing laced one upon the other, as shown in Fig. 2, t 1e cushions 1 1and 13 fill ing the space below and above the planes of the bottom andtop of the front door 7, while the pad or cushion 12 is of substantiallythe same height as said door. Another pad or cushion 14 is arranged atthe inner side of the door and is vertically elongated and composed ofseveral sections, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the said sections beingsecured to a backing-strip 15, so that one or more of the sections maybe folded outward to give acafter the door 7 has been swung o en.

In the use of the cooker the dis ies containing the material whichrequires the greatest amount of cooking are laced in the bottom of thecompartment am the dishes which require less cooking are placed in theupper portion of the c nnpartment. Therefore by folding downward theupper section of the pad or cushion 14 the upper dish may'be removedwithout interfering with the underying' dishes and without letting incoid air cess to the dishes contained in the cooker i cushions or pads,whivl'i exclude the ontsiilo seeme- "ie mokei: hereinabove desoriberl iscon. poetnuil is rendered accessible by a door in to orres'a the cookingoperation of the dishes which. lie below the plime of the section. orsections oi the nail which been folded Ollrfivfild for the imrpose ofremoving the up Permost dish or dishes. The eons'i jiicbion describe?also permits an easy exeirnnnition of the dishes mil he (omlit'ion ofthe iiiintoriavl ii-lie: oiri.

The cushions or aris I 'i l usual, and by reason of having doors both inthe top and one side thereof the cooker 13 lateii, aired, and cleansed.

l Uliillll 2. l3, and M- ore i. A cooker embodying an outei si lii'sfomnhly nmcle soliv and yielding, so that liiill v sinmre or rectangularreoe mien iheiv vi'iii beer yioliiingiy against the outer i nner vdnulrmilwoll, annular pm or cus'h orig-es .w DOY'ipiIIGIiGS oi thedishes, \vliir-h rv ions inounleil \Ylii'lm the (cylindrical wall, around or oireulr-r, as shown in Fig. 2. in door covering a doorwayextending throne-h order io insure 2i. 'iiri'n and close pressurehetween the cushions nn! the dishes or vessels plan 3 in the cooker,spri 56 may he placed he one the onshions or soul one siile oi thereceptacle mid through t e eyiimlrienl mill thereof, and a folding pailor cushion arranged at lhe inner-side of said door and the body of therereptacle, substaneusliions a-nii the port-ition-w so as to tioliy asilesriberji. exert their tendency to press in cushions A cookerembodying an outer resentswoll, annular pads or inworiii into closeengagement with the outer edges; or peripheries or rims of the dishes orvess The material to lie ('i'ifiliO-(i is first pine-oil upon a. fireand slim-red lo boill'roni live to tl iii't'v I"; lites, nocm'dii'ig lothe nature of the iniiterml, and then whiie siill strongly boiling; theunite-rial is illiHHiOlN'k'l in the original (lishesor vessels to thecooker v quickly as )ossiblo and the door immedizitely closed. Tiheresurrounded by the ole, on inner cylindrical AUGUST ii. SCHULTFJ :iirnndinsulate the interior of ihe receptoole, the material is left forseveral hours or for a time usually double the Lime ordinarily required"so cool; he n'nitoriiil to the desired point.

i'l'i messes A not From L. A.

the side thereof instead of in the top, may:

adapted to be easily and thoroughlyfleilticushions mounted Within thecylindrical Wall,

